Basic Mediation Training, Kaaligandaki Rural Municipality, Syangja

Basic Training on Mediation was organized in Kaaligandaki Rural Municipality of Syangja district from 15 to 22 February 2019. The training was organized by Kaaligandaki Rural Municipality with the assistance of PPR and participated by 28 individuals (F-23 and M-5) of different backgrounds. Mr. Satish Sharma as the lead trainer and trainer Ms. Mamata Devi Sharma facilitated the training sessions. Honorable judges Mr. Bamdev Khanal, High Court and Mr. Ram Prasad Neupane, District Court also facilitated few sessions in the 48 hours training that covered topics on traditional dispute resolution methods and its advantages, various method of dispute resolution, importance and need of Mediation, international practices of mediation was discussed. Importance of communication skills during mediation was also discussed in the training. The training comprised of topics on role, responsibility and quality of a mediator, basic rules of negotiation, national laws relating to mediation, different step (1-7) in Mediation. Each theoretical topic was followed by role play with the help of which the participants get the opportunity to practice the knowledge. The training also comprised of topics on basic elements of mediation, psychological aspects in mediation, process after mediation, ZOPA, BATNA, WATNA, Dirty Tricks, facilitation skills each followed by role play. The participants also practiced skills to use Appreciative Inquiry and art of questioning.